Jan-Werner Müller

2 months ago | architectural-review.com | Manon Mollard |Eleanor Beaumont |Kristina Rapacki |Jan-Werner Müller

Virtually all architects have worked on a home extension at some point in their career. Increasing the size of a property is perceived as a sign of success and a materialisation of social aspiration. In the climate emergency, extensions also help to increase a building’s useful life, demonstrated to varying effect by the projects in this issue. In large parts of the world, homes are built and gradually extended by residents themselves.

Jan 22, 2025 | msn.com | Jan-Werner Müller

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Jan 22, 2025 | msn.com | Jan-Werner Müller

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Jan 22, 2025 | theguardian.com | Jan-Werner Müller

Twenty years ago, someone calling the United States an oligarchy would have been labelled a crazy commie or, at best, cuckoo. Now Biden made it central to his goodbye to the American people – and warned of a tech-industrial complex to boot. It is a salutary recognition that, especially since the US supreme court started to open the floodgates of dark money in politics, wealthy individuals face few obstacles in purchasing political power.

Jan 16, 2025 | lrb.co.uk | Jan-Werner Müller

In the run-up to Trump 2.0, the speed with which former opponents of the once and future president are adapting to his re-election and displaying anticipatory obedience has been greater than anyone could have, well, anticipated. Prominent examples include Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and congressional Democrats who seem to think that performing bipartisanship by loudly declaring their willingness to work with Trump might somehow be rewarded.